The Bridge Churches Podcast

NOTE: In this episode, Scott uses the visual representation of a suit jacket to illustrate his main point. Near the beginning, he cuts the suit jacket up.

In Genesis 45, Joseph went from the prison to the palace, and while it didn’t come through a straight line, there is a thread of God’s providence and Joseph’s character throughout. It’s been said that “Clothes make the man,” but in Joseph’s story, we see that they couldn't strip him of his character even though they stripped him of his clothes. What about you? What do you do when you have the uppe...

If something requires power in order to work and isn’t connected to a power source, it will not work. While not an earth-shattering statement, the implications for us as followers of Jesus are significant. Join us this Sunday as we conclude our series, ABCs, where we will explore the final ingredient of Circles: Connecting to Jesus.

Some say we’ve never been more connected yet disconnected than ever before. And for many, this disconnectedness leads to loneliness, which profoundly impacts us physically, emotionally, spiritually and mentally. But why is loneliness so hard? Why do we have such a deep need for community as a human race? What does God have to say about it? And most importantly, how is that need met in the church?

When cooking, recipes are a vital part of the process. Unless you have a recipe that tells you how to use the ingredients you’ve collected, the final product could range from magnificent to entirely inedible, depending on your skills. Equally, if two people start with the same ingredients without a defined path and outcome, the end result could look completely different. In this series, we will ex...

It’s easy to think we have someone figured out based on a few quick data points. But for us to see others the way God sees them, we have to trade in the narratives we create about people and instead get to know them.

Waiting is hard. No one likes it. We want it, and we want it now. But, what if God has something better waiting for you? Could you resist the immediate and wait? You see, Satan always tempts us with the immediate, but God offers something greater than what is right in front of us.

Fear can keep us safe. Fear can also cripple us and keep us trapped. So what do we do? Do we stick our heads in the sand and pretend there is nothing to be afraid of? As we kick off this series, we will be asking the question, “How do we keep ourselves from being trapped in fear, even when there are things to be afraid of?”

Rollercoasters take you on a journey of high speeds with significant highs and lows! Some people love them. Others hate them. But everyone has a choice whether to strap into a rollercoaster or not. On the other hand, life doesn’t give us that choice, yet it’s got more twists and turns that we know how to handle. In this three-part series, Scott will open up the scriptures and talk about maintainin...

The ups, downs, twists and turns of the rollercoaster of life are relentless, unpredictable, exhausting, and overwhelming – and as Solomon pointed out, the rollercoaster has the potential to make not only our stomachs but our hearts sick. Many times we get to the place where it hurts too much to hope. In part 2 of this series, we’re going to look at an encounter between Elisha and the woman who wa...

Riding a rollercoaster in a theme park can be fun, but rollercoasters in the theme park of life are harder to endure. The twists and turns, ups and downs…they leave us asking questions that oftentimes there are no answers to. In part 1 of this series we’re going to discover what the prophet Elisha helped a desperate woman discover: hope begins with what you have, not what you can’t answer.

What do Wordle and Baptism have in common? A lot more than you think! Watch this week as Scott dive’s into what baptism is all about.

During our current series, LEGACY, the question we’ve wrestled with is, “What will people say about you when you’re gone? This week, rather than talking about YOUR legacy, we’re going to talk about OUR legacy as a church. What are we building? What will we leave for the next generation? What will “they” think about God because of us? Join us this week as Scott concludes this series and shares wher...

You have a million things on the go, and because you don’t want to be selfish, chances are you put everything and everyone ahead of yourself. That’s potentially a fatal mistake. Maybe the key to being a better spouse, a better parent and a better human is actually putting yourself first? Could it be that’s what Jesus did?

When it comes to building and leaving a legacy, all the competence and accomplishments in the world won’t compensate for lack of character. But where does a lack of character begin? How do we get to the place where we end up doing something we’ll regret for a moment, season, or a lifetime? Where does it start? Surprisingly, a lack of character never starts with the BIG stuff. It’s way more subtle...

As much as no one likes to talk about it, one day we’re all going to not be here anymore. So here’s the socially awkward question: what will people say about you when you’re gone? Believe it or not, it’s not that hard to predict. Join us Online for a brand new teaching series and start off your New Year by becoming the person you want the people you know and love to talk about years from now.